Robert Fergusson’s Textual Legacies in the 250 Years Since His Death
Robert Fergusson’s Textual Legacies in the 250 Years Since His Death
Date: Friday 06 September 2024
Time: 09:30 - 16:45
Venue: Studio Two, Advanced Research Centre (ARC)
Category: Conferences, Public lectures, Academic events, Student events
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This symposium commemorates 250 years since the death of the influential poet, Robert Fergusson (1750-1774). A key Scottish poet of the eighteenth century, Fergusson’s career was prolific: despite having only six creative years, Fergusson’s output of over one hundred poems and songs is substantial. His poems were written in English and Scots, and often heavily influenced by the reality of his Edinburgh surroundings. His most famous poems include Auld Reikie, ‘The Ghaists: A Kirkyard Eclogue’, ‘Leith Races’, and ‘The Daft-Days’.
With a mix of academic papers and creative contributions, this symposium will allow reflection on Fergusson’s works and legacies, through re-examining lines of literary transmission.
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The symposium is free to attend and organised as part of the Leverhulme Trust-funded research project The Works of Robert Fergusson: Reconstructing Textual and Cultural Legacies’. It is supported by the Centre for Robert Burns Studies (CRBS), University of Glasgow.